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North America East Coast : Gulf of St. Lawrence and the River to Quebec

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North America East Coast : Gulf of St. Lawrence and the River to Quebec

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Great Britain. Hydrographic Office, issuing body

Publication date
Topics
Saint Lawrence, Gulf of -- Navigation -- Maps., Nautical charts -- Saint Lawrence, Gulf of., Canada -- Maps., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Bayfield Project, Nautical charts -- Saint Lawrence, Gulf of, Nautical charts, Saint Lawrence, Gulf of -- Navigation -- Maps, Canada -- Maps, Atlantic Ocean -- Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada
Publisher
London : Published at the Admiralty
Collection
mcgilluniversity; mcgilluniversityrarebooks; toronto
Contributor
McGill University Library
Language
English
Item Size
37.0M
1 map ; 63 x 95 cm folded to 67 x 54 cm

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms

Mounted on linen

With 11 x 10 cm map extention of the Strait of Belle Isle in upper right hand corner

"Published at the Admiralty, March 16th. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington, R.N. F.R.S. Hydrographer."

"Newfoundland from the surveys of Cook, Lane, & Bullock with additions from the Surveys of Captn. Orlebar & Staff Comr. Kerr, R.N."

"The outerbanks are principally from the French Charts."

Lighthouses shown in red

"J & C Walker Sculpt."

"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the sale of the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."

Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada
Addeddate
2019-04-04 21:30:09
Associated-names
Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885, surveyor; Orlebar, J., 1810-1891, surveyor; Washington, John, 1800-1863, cartographer; Kerr, James H.,1837?-1877, surveyor; Potter, J. D. (John Dennett), active 1830-1892, bookseller; J. & C. Walker (Firm), engraver; Great Britain. Admiralty
Identifier
McGillLibrary-rbsc_map_bayfield-027-18909
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t77t58g90
Note
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms.
Mounted on linen.
With 11 x 10 cm map extention of the Strait of Belle Isle in upper right hand corner.
"Published at the Admiralty, March 16th. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington, R.N. F.R.S. Hydrographer."
"Newfoundland from the surveys of Cook, Lane, & Bullock with additions from the Surveys of Captn. Orlebar & Staff Comr. Kerr, R.N."
"The outerbanks are principally from the French Charts."
Lighthouses shown in red.
"J & C Walker Sculpt."
"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the sale of the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."
Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada.
Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 27 on verso of map.
Ocr
ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)
Ppi
300
Url
http://www.library.mcgill.ca/hostedjournals/bayfield.html
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